Participant Registration

Arrival and check-in of attendees    

Opening Ceremony

Coffee Break

Informal networking and refreshment
before the scientific program begins

Session moderators: Dr. Mirna Sarajlić, Dr.Nedjeljka Zrno

Cranial Vasculitis with Autoinflammatory Etiology: DADA2 Deficiency

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Amra Adrović
Affiliation: Associate Professor of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey

CNS Involvement in the Sarajevo Cohort of SLE Patients

Speaker: Mr. Sci. Dr. Velma Selmanović
Affiliation: Department of Pediatric Alergo-Immuno-Rheumatology, Pediatric clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis

Speaker: Dr. Nedjeljka Zrno
Affiliation: Pediatric Neurology Subspecialist, Clinical Department of Neuropediatrics, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Syndromes – A Regional Perspective

Speaker: Dr. Sci. dr. Branka Bunoza
Affiliation: Pediatric Neurology Specialist, Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Rebro Campus, Croatia

The role of neurofilaments in evaluating the efficacy of immunomodulatory therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis

Speaker: Doc. dr. Admir Mehičević
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Specialist in Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Radiomics and 3D Printing in Advancing head Imaging for Neurological Disorders

Speaker: Merim Jusufbegović
Affiliation: Engineer of Radiologic Technology, Department of Radiology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

PANDAS Syndrome – Clinical Reality or Diagnostic Mirage – Clinical debate

Speakers:

Dr. Sci. Adisa Čengić
Affiliation: Specialist in Pediatrics, Subspecialist in Clinical Immunology and Allergology Department of Pediatric Alergo-Immuno-Rheumatology, Pediatric clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mr. Sci. Dr. Emina Vukas – Salihbegović
Affiliation: Pediatric neurologist, Pediatric clinic, Department of Neuropediatrics, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Doc.dr. Sabina Kučukalić
Affiliation: Specialist in Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Impact of Missense mutations on BDNF expression

Speaker: Esma Zajimović
Affiliation: PhD student, International University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Genetics and Bioengineering

Panel Discussion: Personalized Immunotherapy in Children with Neuroimmunological Disorders

Moderator: Dr. Sci. Dr. Adisa Čengić

Panelists: Prof. Dr. Amra Adrović, Prof. Dr.sci Admir Mehičević, Prof. Dr. Feriha Ćatibušić, Dr.sci.Branka Bunoza

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Light refreshments, canapés, and traditional Sarajevo hospitality offered to all participants.

Diagnostic Pathway to Neuromuscular Disorders: Pearls and Challenges

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Göknur Haliloğlu
Affiliation: Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy – AMAN

Speaker: Prim.mr.sci.dr Emira Gasal Gvozdenović
Affiliation: Pediatric neurologist, Cantonal hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medical Symposium Novartis
Neonatal Screening for SMA as a Key to Successful Treatment – Experiences and Therapeutic Possibilities

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miloš Brkušanin
Affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

Satellite Symposium – Roche
SMA treatment today and tommorow: Bridging the gap
between clinical trials and Real-World experience

Medical Symposium – Medis
Comprehensive Diagnostics and Management of Patients
with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Slovenia

Speaker: asist Dr. Tita Butenko
Affiliation: Pediatric clinic, University Clinical Centre Ljubljana

Therapeutic experience in Pediatric DMD case

Speaker: Prim.mr.sci dr. Aleksandra Serdar
Affiliation: Pediatric neurologist, University Clinical Center of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Clinical Case Reports – Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders

Presenters:
• Dr. Aida Avdić
• Dr. Sadzida Oručević
• Dr. Tarik Jarkoč
Affiliation: Pediatrician, Cantonal hospital Zenica Pediatric Residents, Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Panel Discussion: Neuromuscular Diseases in Children – Between Biopsy & Genomics:
Where Diagnosis Ends & Therapy Begins

Moderator: Mr. Sci. Dr. Emina Vukas-Salihbegović
Panelists: Prof. Dr. Göknur Haliloğlu, Prof dr Miloš Brkušanin, Prim.Mr.sci.dr Mensuda Hasanhodžić, Dr. Tito Butenko

Lunch Break

Rasmussen Encephalitis – Diagnostic Criteria and Surgical Considerations

Speakers:
• Prof. Dr. Feriha Ćatibušić
• Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Omerhodžić
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo; Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Satellite Symposium – Minerva Medica
Long-Term VNS Therapy Outcomes in Patients with Genetic
Epilepsy: CORE VNS Interim Analysis and Case Discussion

Speaker: Dr. David McCormick
Affiliation: Clinical Lead, Pediatric Neurosciences, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Resistant Childhood Epilepsies and Encephalopathies
– Cannabinoid Protocols in Practice

Speaker: Prof. Dr. David Neubauer
Affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Developmental Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Between Childhood and Adulthood: Transition of Epilepsy Patients to Adult Neurology

Speaker: Dr. Aida Hrelja and Prof. dr Enra Suljić
Affiliation: Professor of Neurology; Department of Neurology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autism and Epilepsy

Speaker: Prim dr. sc. Zlatko Sabol
Affiliation: Pediatric Neurologist, Director, Sabol Pediatric Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia

Refreshment Break with Light Catering

Channelopathies in Idiopathic Epilepsy

Speaker: Dr. Zinka Huseinbegović
Affiliation: Pediatrician, Resident at pediatric neurology, Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE) in childhood

Speaker: Dr.sci Bosanka Jocić- Jakubi
Affiliation: Consultant Pediatric Neurologist & Epileptologist, Dar AL Shifa Hospital, Kuwait

Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Associated
with Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD)

Speaker: Dr. sci Ana Boban Raguž
Affiliation: Neuropediatrician, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Clinic for Pediatric Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Speaker: Mr.sci.dr. Emina Bajramali Zaimovic
Affiliation: Pediatric neurologist, Cantonal hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Clinical Case Reports – Epilepsy and Encephalopathy

Presenters:
• Dr. Mirna Sarajlić
• Dr. Layla Ivanišević
• Dr. Fatima Gondžo – Velić
Affiliation: Pediatric Residents, Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Panel Discussion: Epileptology Frontiers – Technology (VNS & Neurostimulators), Botany (CBD Oil & Cannabinoids), and Future Perspectives (Pharmaco-Microbiome Approach, Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Epileptology)

Moderator: Dr. Sabina Salkanović – Delibegović
Panelists: Prof. Dr. David Neubauer, Prof.dr.Feriha Ćatibušić, Dr. David McCormick

Closing Remarks & Symposium Conclusion